Zac is new face of EDM

MANILA, Philippines - It may be easy to associate Zac Efron (photo) with music that sets up a romantic mood, what with his breakout movie, High School Musical. But now, the 27-year-old heartthrob is about to raise heartbeats to a new level as he spins EDM (electronic dance music) in his latest film, We Are Your Friends.

Zac plays Cole Carter, a struggling DJ who spends his nights working on a track that could get the world pumped up and may lead him to an illustrious career. In the movie trailer, Cole calls it the DJ’s job “to get the crowd out of their heads and into their bodies.” He further reveals, “I like to start them off at 125 beats per minute...and start bringing them up, song by song.”

To make sure that Zac is convincing as a DJ, he was mentored by no less than DJ Alesso, who started to gain popularity in 2012, prompting pop icon Madonna to call him “the next big thing in dance music.” In 2014, DJ Alesso ranked 15th on DJ Magazine’s list of Top 100 DJs.

From Viva International Pictures and MVP Entertainment Philippines, We Are Your Friends is opening today nationwide.